Lin-Manuel Miranda Returned To Star Wars
I am one of the lucky writers to interview Lin-Manuel Miranda.
And he is exactly the person you see — well — everywhere these days; an amazing talent (and an amazing teacher), Miranda has graced the ears of Star Wars fans at least twice.
First, it was “Jabba Flow” in Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
Then, there was “Lido Hey” in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:
And recently, he was featured on “Star Wars” social media:
Hanging out with the great @Lin_Manuel on the set of #TheRiseOfSkywalker. Lin-Manuel created a song that the people of the planet Pasaana performed in the movie. Chewbacca loved it! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/LtnAg1Yvox
— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) January 22, 2020
I think the mutual admiration society in the above is pretty awesome.
ComicBook.com posted:
Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known as the creator of the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, but he’s also got a strong relationship with Disney. The composer/actor was one of the stars of Mary Poppins Returns in 2018 and he’s also worked on the music featured in a couple of Star Wars films. Most recently, it was revealed that Miranda had a cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but he also created a song that’s seen performed in the movie by some dancing aliens. Yesterday, the official Twitter account for Star Wars shared a new clip of the musical number and Joonas Suotamo, who played Chewbacca in the new movie, was especially excited to share the clip.
Did you know @lin_manuel helped create a song for Star Wars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker?
Discover the tune “Lido Hey”, performed by the Aki Aki’s of the planet Pasaana in this just released clip from the film! See it the film again in theaters now! Get tickets: https://t.co/EbJ0vDHKyt pic.twitter.com/4BpORGYXgf
— Star Wars (@starwars) January 21, 2020
Here’s hoping he signs on to do more Star Wars!